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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 1151

Withholdings from the salary or wages of an employed inmate

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 10, 2022

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, an employed inmate's salary or wages are collected by the Department of Corrections and then disbursed in a set order. Currently, the salary or wages are disbursed as follows:

1. To cover the board of the prisoner, including food and clothing.

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2. To pay necessary travel expenses to and from work and other incidental expenses of the prisoner.

3. To pay the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge.

4. To pay the DNA analysis surcharge.

5. To support the prisoner's dependants.

6. To pay the child pornography surcharge.

7. To pay the drug offender diversion surcharge.

8. To pay a reasonable room charge, as determined by the department.

9. To pay for legal representation.

10. To pay the prisoner's obligations acknowledged by the prisoner in writing or which have been reduced to judge.

11. The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon the prisoner's discharge.

This bill adds court-ordered child or family support, restitution, and certain fees to the list of items that may be withheld from the salary or wages of an employed inmate.

Who's behind it

4 lawmakers are its ⁠. 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 5 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (1)

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 10, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Mar 10, 2022

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Allen, Cabral-Guevara and S. Rodriguez; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

  2. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor